The Rugby Championship kicks off for 2017 this weekend, starting with old foes New Zealand and Australia facing off in a match that doubles as the first of the three-match Bledisloe Cup series. So where will the two matches be played, what time do they kick off, and who will feature?

Lehmann casts doubt on Shaun Marsh recall

Shaun Marsh may have to prove his fitness in Perth grade cricket if he's to have any chance of an Australian Test recall for the series opener against Pakistan.

Australian coach Darren Lehmann has all but ruled out picking the opening batsman, who is recovering from a broken finger, without time in the middle before this month's first Test at the Gabba.

The 33-year-old is far from a certainty to line up for Western Australia in their next Sheffield Shield outing against Queensland starting on Monday, which like the Test clash is a pink-ball day-night clash.

It will be his only first-class opportunity to impress selectors before the Test in Brisbane starting on December 15.

"He's not back to full training yet," Lehmann told Sky Sports Radio on Thursday.

"He's touch-and-go for that Shield game.

"That's going to be the biggest thing - to make sure his finger's right."